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Ryan Maxwell aims to relive Sittingbourne’s FA Trophy fairytale

Ryan Maxwell believes Sittingbourne’s FA Trophy run last season was a “football fairytale” – now he’s aiming to relive it all over again!

by
Jon Couch
9 November 2025

Sittingbourne reached the quarter-finals last season after beating Southend United

Ryan Maxwell believes Sittingbourne’s FA Trophy run last season was a “football fairytale” – now he’s aiming to relive it all over again!

Maxwell, 41, led the Step 4 Brickies on a mesmeric run of eight matches to the quarter-finals – beating six higher-ranked sides on the way – only to be finally stopped in their tracks by eventual winners Aldershot Town.
This year, the Isthmian South East promotion chasers have followed that up with wins over Step 3 pair Hashtag United and Cray Valley PM to reach the second round – and Maxwell, for one, is relishing the prospect of another glory run.
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